Overview

Part of the Daughters of the Country series, this film, set in the 1850s, unfolds against the backdrop of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly of the fur trade. In protest, some Métis engage in trade with the Americans. Madeleine, the Métis common-law wife of a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, is torn between loyalty to her husband and loyalty to her brother, a freetrader. Even more shattering, a change in company policy destroys Madeleine's happy and secure life, forcing her to re-evaluate her identity.

Cast

Mireille Deyglun, Neil Munro, Harry Daniels, Alan Williams, Victor Cowie, Winona Stevenson, Makka Kleist, Kennetch Charlette

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What is "Mistress Madeleine" about?

Part of the Daughters of the Country series, this film, set in the 1850s, unfolds against the backdrop of the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly of the fur trade. In protest, some Métis engage in trade with the Americans. Madeleine, the Métis common-law wife of a Hudson's Bay Company clerk, is torn between loyalty to her husband and loyalty to her brother, a freetrader. Even more shattering, a change in company policy destroys Madeleine's happy and secure life, forcing her to re-evaluate her identity.

When was "Mistress Madeleine" released?

Mistress Madeleine was released in 1986.

Who stars in "Mistress Madeleine"?

The cast includes Mireille Deyglun, Neil Munro, Harry Daniels, Alan Williams.